That shot from KD was just brutal.

As legendary as this Warriors team was, people forget how absolutely stacked this Cavs team was as well. Would've prolly trounced any other opponent with the possible exception of the Spurs.

These 3 Finals matchups (2015, 16, and 17) are so legendary. Basketball history will remember these as a special era of shooting and ridiculously high skilled ballers

That walk by KD after hitting the dagger, boy he did put the kids to sleep

Remember watching this while in hospital bed after surgery. Nurses and doctors would come into my room as well and watch it with me. What games these 2 teams did.

Now that I look back at this game, the Warriors got easy shots in the last 2 minutes while the Cavs got contested or difficult shots. Plus that Warriors team didn't panic after big shot was made.

One of the best but most heartbreaking finals games ive ever watched

cavs were up 6 with a little over 2 minutes left and the crowd still didn’t feel confident. that warriors team is beating any team in the history of the league, no doubt.

Ahhhh yes I remember when the cavs and warriors played in the EASTERN conference finals 🤔

It's been 5 years and I still can't believe Cleveland blew this game after fighting hard against the juggernaut warriors for almost 48 minutes...but then again that's why the Warriors won,because Cleveland didn't leave their hearts out the whole game which left Golden State alive and they just took this game and series literally

11-0 run to close the game. Cleveland blew this one. Edit: Warriors were just tough as hell. Cavs damn near did all they could do.

This game was so crazy I could not sit down 🔥

I've never knew that the warriors and cavaliers back then were in the same conference

Eastern conference finals ??? When did this happen

James had so many opportunities, so many great open looks and instead passed the ball every time during that critical phase of the game. Gave it away IMO, I want my best player taking over, taking those shots in those moments.

The block by iguadala on James was also lit🤯🤯🤯 But not popular and still underrated

That KD shot that took the lead for them still haunts me

Ah yes back when the warriors played in the eastern conference

This game was the best example of "make or miss league". If Cleveland made even one of those shots before KD made his, they were probably winning this game. KD's 3pointer effectively ended the series.

Final 3:29 stats for LBJ: 0-1 FG, 1 ast, 1 reb. - Allowed KD to score the 3 pt that made the GS to go up by 1. - Blocked by Iggy on a 3pt attempt - Passed to KL for shot (Missed) - Passed to Kyrie who milked the clock until 4 seconds left which resulted in a JR Smith missed 3pt. - Allowed GS to switch and put Triston Thompson on KD. LBJ guarding Dray who is no way a threat offensively. - Milks the clock down to 4 then passed to Korver 3pt (Missed) - With 10 seconds left, passes to JR Smith who almost loses the ball, then KL shoots a 3pt (Missed) & a Turnover. Meanwhile LBJ just looking, walking to the half court.

Kevin Durant's form in Warriors was superb .

Greatest ECF of all time!

3:12 What Jimmy Butler expected when he took a dagger shot vs Celtics

I’ve been rewatching all of these GSW championship wins in the past 8 years. Amazing

Dam so much has changed the warriors are now in the EAST ?!?🤯🤯😭

It’s insane how fast KD was for his height pre Achilles 1:59

Crazy they show this after warriors win the chip, shows how much KD meant to the warriors , even if they are winning without him

0 point for Cleveland in the last 3 minutes 😶

back when the warriors were in the eastern conference...good old Times....

Kd proved in this game why he is one of the best basketball players to ever touch a basketball.

Congrats James for winning another oscar performance there on Igudola… This was the series where James left the Cavs to the Lakers. Another legend move…

What a special time to be a Warriors fan even then I knew it was special but not till now i realize how special it really was that team was unbeatable

Back when the warriors where unbeatable

KD soft as charmin for ruining what could have been a great rivalry.

Cavs ended the game with 5 misses in a row & then a turnover. GS went 3/3 and 4/4 FT shooting

We not gone act like kd didn't punish Bron in these finals 😮

In the following offseason LeBron lost like 20lbs and said he was going to play the next season slimmed down to about 245. I thought he was fearing injury but in reality he was too heavy to keep up with the Warriors down the stretch and it showed.

It's crazy how quiet that building got when KD made that 3.

I remember being @ this game but I was outside the area what a great memory!

I'd forgotten that Love blew a chance to extend the lead to 8. That might have been enough cushion for Cleveland to take the game.

Insane team, seriously insane.

I still can’t believe the Cavs lost this game

2017 was such a bad year. There were literally 3 teams that were historically great and the next best team was just a decent Boston team that would be a 2nd round exit at best most years. The Warriors, Cavs and the Spurs were so far ahead of the competition that the 2nd round of the playoffs was actually not relevant in any way you look at it. The East was already decided before the year even began and the only reason the West wasn’t a guarantee was because Kawhi decided to get into the argument of best player out of nowhere and the Spurs playstyle was the kryptonite of the the Warriors even though the Warriors had much more talent. It was ridiculous. That was the best Warriors team ever, the best Cavs team ever and the best Spurs team ever that didn’t have Duncan in it.

I remember seeing this live this game was entertaining to watch.

Man I remember this game was so hype when cleavland was up busted my eye flipping around everywhere

4:14 damn Kd's face

Can’t believe Leborn just had one shot in the final 3 mins, and he missed it 😂

Cavs blew a 6 point lead at home with 2:30 remaining. With the so called GOAT on the team. Ridiculous.

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Kevin Love missing that bounce pass was a momentum killer. Kyrie and Bron missing hurt. And then that Kyle Korver miss was the true backbreaker. Cavs controlled the game from start to finish (almost). The KD Warriors were just too good. You had to be damn near perfect and hope they had a bad day. What an era this was.

Awesome video

Yes, the Warriors were a powerhouse in the East.

That Durant shot is so smooth

Up 6 with 2:50 left and the key moments to me are The No call on K Love Klay on back to back possessions was isolated with Kyrie and got 2 just absolute monster stops The last 2 buckets by KD were magnificent as much as I hate to say it lol Kyle Korvers open miss haunts me to this day 💯

Lebrun went absolutely quiet and away from the ball. This is him in every big game towards the end. This is why he’s not the goat.

How tf does the NBA mess up the title of their own game

I remember ppl were saying lebron choked in the last couple of minutes like it was yesterday

Unpopular opinion: the 2017 Cavs was the most loaded team LeBron ever played on in his career. They just happened to run into the greatest team ever in the finals…

"Gets the own rebound" Breen was so excited

That Shot From KD still amazes me to this day

Man where was lebron the last three minutes lol

Take me back 😪

Man this was 5 years ago 🥶🥶

Ah the good ol days...back when the warriors were op with Kevin Durant. 🤣

The only unfair matchup Lebron had was 2018 lol.. 2017 matchup was literally perfect... KD vs Bron, Steph vs Kyrie, K Love Kyle Korver Tristan Thompson vs Draymond Klay and Iggy like come on.. We just make excuses because Bron lost

I absolutely missed this Cleveland team

just brilliant basketball all around by golden state in the closing minutes, from KDs scoring touch and dagger three to curry's rebounding and Iggy's defense, that 2016-17 warriors team might have been the greatest nba team ever

Jordan would never choke a game up 4 with under 2 minutes and the ball in the fourth quarter in the finals but LBJ did it way more then once

LeBron clutchness in this game is only matched by 2011 finals game 2 Heat Stacked team 🥰

Both of these teams are stacked!

I came here bc my boy KD will forever be immortalized for this performance.

Wtf I literally just looked up the highlights and rewatched this game like 20 minutes ago, now the NBA channel uploads it lol

all i remember from this series was KD going absolutely god mode, curry almost averaging a triple double, and kyrie getting locked up by klay

Yall Remember Me When They Change The Tittle I was Here, The Original Tittle Was “Final 3:29 Of Warriors Vs Cavilers ECF - Game 3”

So many chances for the cavs to close this game but the shots did not fall

3:18 curry casually losing mouthpiece

Then KD’s not deserving for his rings? 🤷🏻 haters always hate. Just appreciate his greatness!

Klay defense was elite

Two of the greatest teams ever

I heard people saying that Lebron was Clutch. Why did he just pass to Kyrie and try to let him finish the game?

3:11 - The most cold-blooded 3 in NBA History!!!! Sheeeesh what filthy shot in the face of Bron!!

The Defense by Klay was impeccable! Shut down Kyrie! F Kd and Curry. Klay played the biggest role!

Look how much quicker they all are compared to now, father time undefeated.

Lechoke

Wanted to say that this series was a lot more competitive than it looked similar to the 2012 finals between okc and miami the difference was that while both teams historically were juggernaunts on offense. But on defense the warriors ranked 2nd with a defensive rating of 104 while the cavs ranked 21 with a rating of 110.3. Had the cavs been a top 10 or even top 13 defense this series at least goes 6 games prolly 7 with the cavs maybe winning the series

The Iguodala.moment is way underrated, what a defense!

That KD 3 was just brutal...took the life out of cleveland

lebron always quit on the final moment .. They got the lead then suddenly it was gone in a minute.

Eastern Conference Finals?? 🤨

Warriors title is the most asterisk title in the history of sports,

Hey Nick, you watching your boy disappear when it counts the most.

KD was the weakest move to join a championship team but the door was open didn't wanna retire with 0 rings.

People forget this was a competitive series and want to say it was so unfair.

Awesome day ever!

LEGENDARY

Ah yes. Don’t we all remember when the warriors was in the east

Man this game and 2018 game 1 finals were the 2 hardest games I had ever had to watch as a lebron fan. End of the game he should of took it straight to the rim.

That happens when you underestimate a team Even when you're winning you need to be patient

3:10 that's what "killer instinct" looks like. Given the opportunity to prevail, KD takes the shot without hesitation. No time wasted.

Idc what nobody say. On a even playing field I’m picking kd.